Monday, April 20, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Hon. Gina Nestande, Mayor of Palm Desert
FRBlog: Governor Newsom, It’s Time For Us To Get Back To Work
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*FR Exclusive*
Richard Rider
FRBlog: Governments are still running 40+ year software AND hardware
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Coronavirus Cases: 2,409,785
Coronavirus Update: 2,409,785 Cases and 165,107 Deaths
- Reuters: U.S. coronavirus death toll rises as cases hit 750,000
- SJMN: California surpasses 30,000 coronavirus cases; 1,146 deaths confirmed
- OCReg: California surpasses 30,000 coronavirus cases; 1,146 deaths confirmed
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Reopen California Rallies
SDUT: Protesters say Encinitas beach and trail closures are unfair, violate their freedom
- OCReg: Hundreds protest coronavirus stay-at-home order in San Clemente
- SDUT: Protesters fed up with stay-home orders rally in downtown San Diego
- Reason: Celebrities and the Media Shouldn't Sneer at Coronavirus Lockdown Protesters
- CG: Protest Groups Across California Demand Governor ‘ReopenCalifornia’ and #EndTheLockdown
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FR Weekend in Review
Saturday Headlines
- Sunday Headlines
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Hype & Overreaction?
AP: Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms - SFC: Coronavirus live updates: Bay Area hospitalizations reach April low
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Road Repairs
SFC: Big rebuild of Hwy. 101 overpass in SF gets early start as coronavirus slows traffic -
Get Ready: Pension Crisis
SacBee: California schools ask for pension relief, more funding to cope with coronavirus costs
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Wildfire Preparation
KQED: How Can California Fight Wildfires in the Middle of a Pandemic? In a Few Months, We'll Likely Find Out -
Upside: Fewer Car Accidents
LAT $: Coronavirus order saves $1 billion from fewer car crashes -
Grocery Store Safety
SFC: At Safeway’s huge Tracy warehouse, 51 workers have coronavirus -
Garcetti's Furlough Plan
LADN: After weeks caught up in coronavirus, Garcetti shifts to tough choices, long-range vision
- LAT $: Garcetti: L.A. is ‘under attack’ and will need to furlough thousands of city workers
- AP: LA mayor calls for furloughs for thousands of city workers
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Testing Lag
SFC: California has lagged on coronavirus testing. That’s starting to change - SJMN: More than 48,000 already infected with COVID-19 in Santa Clara County, Stanford study estimates
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Bailout America
Which Big Companies Are Eligible for Small Business Fund Relief? -
Essential Workers
SDUT: The essential workers you may not know -
Virus in Lock Up
AP: California reports 1st prison inmate death caused by virus
- FresBee: A man was booked into Fresno County Jail. Then he said he was positive for COVID-19
- SacBee: Man from Chino prison is first California inmate to die from the coronavirus, CDCR says
- PE: First state inmate death tied to coronavirus is reported; patient had been incarcerated in Chino
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Going Insane
OCReg: Suicide, help hotline calls soar in Southern California over coronavirus anxieties - SJMN: Coronavirus has left Bay Area mental health services in crisis
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Homeless Tents
SFC: Homeless tents sprout in Haight-Ashbury during coronavirus shelter in place -
Gun Sales
Coronavirus Fears Have Produced A Lot Of New Gun Owners — And Safety Concerns
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Feeding the Hungry
VCStar $: Food stamp applications up 37% amid pandemic - SDUT: What does it take to feed 600,000 people a month amid a pandemic?
- Meeting the need: Modesto schools feeding thousands of kids during coronavirus
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Nursing Home Safety
SJMN: “Nightmarish conditions,” infections, abuse in facilities owned by Bay Area nursing home operators -
MSM Virtue Signalling
LAT $: This federal judge is risking his life to save homeless people from the coronavirus
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The Golden Pen
Jon Coupal
OCReg: Prop. 13 opponents turn in their signatures
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Yinon Weiss
Coronavirus Shutdown Effectiveness — Visualized (Part 2) -
Liberty in Sweden
Bloomberg: How Sweden Is Fighting Coronavirus -
Haney Hong
SDUT: Commentary: Here’s why government has to change after the coronavirus crisis is over -
Brian Jones
SDUT: Commentary: Californians must ensure infringements on liberties during the pandemic are only temporary
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Katherine Mangu-Ward
Reason: How the American Dream Became Unaffordable -
George Skelton
LAT $: Column: Newsom is helping immigrants amid coronavirus pandemic -
History Lesson
LAT $: California lessons from the 1918 pandemic: San Francisco dithered; L.A. acted and saved lives -
Dan Walters
CalM: Commentary: California water war re-ignited
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East Bay
SFC: UC Berkeley’s coronavirus dilemma: What will fall semester look like? -
SF Bay Area
LAT $: This Bay Area town is among the first to offer coronavirus testing to every resident - SFC: Coronavirus shutdown of hiking, biking, boating near 100% on Peninsula
- SFC: Union Pacific train derails in Emeryville, blocks streets
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Central Valley
FresBee: Tulare County tops 400 coronavirus cases; others in central Valley little changed - FresBee: Fresno police: Officers haven’t stopped or cited people for stay-at-home orders
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Central Coast
CalCoast: FBI raid should be headline news - CalCoast: Inmate at Santa Barbara County Jail tests positive for coronavirus
- CalCoast: District Attorney orders San Simeon to correct Brown Act violation
- CalCoast: When will SLO County relax shelter-at-home rules?
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: 6 new cases Sunday, no new deaths -
Los Angeles County
LADN: More than 100 people died of coronavirus in LA County this weekend -
Orange County
OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County nears 18,000 tested; 79 new cases on April 19
- OCReg: Angels make $1.2 million in payments to ballpark employees
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus cases climb to 1,286; no more deaths reported - SBSun: 14 nursing home facilities in San Bernardino County have confirmed coronavirus cases, state reports
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Riverside County
PE: 19 nursing home facilities in Riverside County have confirmed coronavirus cases, state reports - PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases up by 36, and 1 additional death
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San Diego County
SDUT: Live updates: Local COVID-19 cases rise to 2,268; no new deaths reported - SDUT: Reopening San Diego: Businesses dream — and fret — about what’s next